Farmer killed by animal in Uttar Pradesh

The farmer was seriously injured and taken to the District Hospital Gauriganj where doctors declared him dead.

Representative image of a farmer looking at the farm land.

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Amethi: A farmer guarding his fields in the Munshiganj area here was allegedly killed by an animal, police said on Monday.

Shitala Prasad (45) was a resident of Darpipur village, police said, adding that the incident occurred on Sunday night.

Prasad was seriously injured and taken to the District Hospital Gauriganj where doctors declared him dead, police said.

The body has been sent for post-mortem.